Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

I read your recent article in this Sunday paper (“With electric ferries, Maryland won't need a third bay bridge,” Mar. 8) and totally agree with you about using a ferry system for additional bay crossings. I do like the one crossing from Sparrows Point to Tolchester, because I live in Dundalk. I frequently travel to Ocean City and dread using the Route 97 or Ritchie Highway segments of the trip.

I am sure that the folks from Pennsylvania and the northern Maryland counties would appreciate a crossing at Edgewood. So maybe multiple...

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I read your recent article in this Sunday paper (“With electric ferries, Maryland won't need a third bay bridge,” Mar. 8) and totally agree with you about using a ferry system for additional bay crossings. I do like the one crossing from Sparrows Point to...

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